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2019 UAB BAS EBALL QUICK FACTS Abby Vinson // Athletic Communications Associate Mailing Address: 617 13th Street South, Birmingham, Ala. 35294 Email: [email protected] // Office: (205) 934-0722 // Cell: (205) 541-1751

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2019 Schedule Quick Facts Date Opponent Location Time General Information Team Information 2/15 SIU-Edwardsville Regions Field 4 p.m. School: UAB 2018 Record: 21-33 2/16 SIU-Edwardsville Regions Field 1 p.m. Location: Birmingham, Ala. Home: 12-19 2/17 SIU-Edwardsville Regions Field 1 p.m. Founded: 1969 Away: 9-12 2/20 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 4 p.m. Enrollment: 20,902 Neutral: 0-2 2/22 Holy Cross Regions Field 4 p.m. President: Dr. Ray Watts C-USA Record: 13-17 2/23 Holy Cross Regions Field 1 p.m. Athletic Director: Mark Ingram Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/7 2/24 Holy Cross Regions Field Noon Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Frank Messina Newcommers: 14 2/26 Jacksonville State Regions Field 4 p.m. Colors: Forest Green and Old Gold 2/27 at State Montgomery, Ala. 6 p.m. Nickname: Blazers Top Returning Position Players 3/1 Radford Regions Field 4 p.m. Home Field: Young Memorial Field INF: Carter Pharis - .299 AVG., 59 H, 15 2B, 6 HR, 33 RBI 3/2 Radford Regions Field 1 p.m. Regions Field INF: Thomas Johns - .266 AVG., 41 H, 14 2B, 21 RBI 3/3 Radford Regions Field 1 p.m. Affiliation: NCAA Division I OF: Cole Collins - .264 AVG., 17 R, 37 H, .425 OB PCT 3/5 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 p.m. Conference: Conference USA OF: Colton Schultz - .262 AVG., 50 H, 7 2B, 16 RBI 3/8 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 6:30 p.m. UTL: Tyler Tolbert - .230 AVG., 46 H, 18 RBI, 24-29 SB-SBA 3/9 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. Baseball Staff 3/10 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. Head Coach: Brian Shoop Top Returning Pitchers 3/12 Troy Regions Field 6:30 p.m. Alma Mater: Malone, 1980 SP: Tanner Graham - 3.86 ERA, 3-9 W-L, 14 GS, 88.2 IP, 55 K 3/15 at WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 5 p.m. Overall Record (Seasons): 1027-646-1 (29) SP: Tyler Gates - 4.65 ERA, 4-4 W-L, 40.2 IP, 24 K 3/16 at WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 1 p.m. Record at UAB (Seasons): 328-356 (12) RP: Matthew Calvert - 2.29 ERA, 17 APP, 35.1 IP, 36 K, 2 SV 3/17 at WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 1 p.m. Email: [email protected] RP: Ryan Wesson - 4.40 ERA, 3-3 Wl-L, 61.1 IP, 44 K 3/19 Auburn Regions Field 6:30 p.m. Assistant Coach: Perry Roth RP: Ty Harris - 5.06 ERA, 20 APP, 2 SV, 26.2 IP, 29 K 3/20 Alabama A&M Young Memorial Field 6:30 p.m. Alma Mater: Greenville, 1997 3/22 Florida Atlantic* Regions Field 6:30 p.m. First Season at UAB: 2007 3/23 Florida Atlantic* Regions Field 2 p.m. Seasons at UAB: 12 Key Losses 3/24 Florida Atlantic* Regions Field Noon Email: [email protected] DH: Brett Blackwood Graduation 3/26 Samford Regions Field 6:30 p.m. Assistant Coach: Adam Revelette INF: Price Visintainer Graduation 3/29 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, La. 6 p.m. Alma Mater: Kentucky, 2007 C: Stephen Dobbs Graduation 3/30 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. First Season at UAB: 2019 SP: Ryan Ruggles Graduation 3/31 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, La. 1 p.m. Seasons at UAB: First 4/2 at Samford Homewood, Ala. 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] 4/5 Old Dominion* Young Memorial Field 6:30 p.m. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ron Polk 4/6 Old Dominion* Young Memorial Field 2 p.m. Alma Mater: Grand Canyon, 1965 4/7 Old Dominion* Young Memorial Field Noon First Season at UAB: 2009 4/9 at Troy Troy, Ala. 6 p.m. Seasons at UAB: 10 4/12 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 6 p.m. Head Coaching Experience: Georgia Southern, 1972-1975 4/13 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4 p.m. Mississippi State, 1976-1997 4/14 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1 p.m. Georgia, 2000-2001 4/16 Alabama Regions Field 6:30 p.m. Mississippi State, 2002-2008 4/18 UTSA* Young Memorial Field 6:30 p.m. Director of Baseball Operations: John Rypel 4/19 UTSA* Young Memorial Field 6:30 p.m. Alma Mater: Carson-Newman 4/20 UTSA* Young Memorial Field 1 p.m. First Season at UAB: 2019 4/26 Marshall* Young Memorial Field 6:30 p.m. Seasons at UAB: First 4/27 Marshall* Young Memorial Field 2 p.m. Email: [email protected] 4/28 Marshall* Young Memorial Field 1 p.m. Baseball Office: (205) 996-9420 5/1 Alabama State Young Memorial Field 6:30 p.m. 5/3 at FIU* Miami, Fla. 6 p.m. Baseball History 5/4 at FIU* Miami, Fla. 5 p.m. First Season: 1979 5/5 at FIU* Miami, Fla. 11 a.m. Overall Record: 1103-1077-1 5/7 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6 p.m. NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: 2/2012 5/10 Charlotte* Lawson State CC 2 p.m. Conference USA Championships: 1/2012 Media Relations 5/11 Charlotte* Lawson State CC 1 p.m. Associate AD/Communications Ted Feeley 5/12 Charlotte* Young Memorial Field 1 p.m. Young Memorial Field Assistant Athletic Communications Director TBA 5/14 at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 6 p.m. Opened: Feb. 26, 1984 Athletic Communications Associate Shane Switzer 5/16 at Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, Miss. 6 p.m. Capacity: 1,000 Athletic Communications Associate/Baseball Contact: Abby Vinson 5/17 at Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, Miss., 6 p.m. Dimensions (LF-LC-CF-RC-RF): 330, 370, 400, 360, 330 Cell: (205) 541-1751 5/18 at Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. Surface: Grass Office: (205) 934-0722 Home Dugout Side: Third Base Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Bartow Arena West Tower Regions Field 617 13th Street South Opened: April 2013 Birmingham, AL 35294 Capacity: 8,500 Radio Play-By-Play: David Crane Dimensions (LF-LC-CF-RC-RF): 320, 380, 400, 375, 325 Website: UABSports.com Surface: Grass Facebook: Facebook.com/UAB.Athletics Home Dugout Side: Third Base Twitter: @UAB_Athletics @UAB_Baseball Instagram: UAB_Athletics UAB_Baseball Snapchat: UABAthletics YouTube: Youtube.com/UABAthletics 2019 UAB Blazers

No. Name Position Ht. Wt. B/T Class Hometown/Previous School 1 Antonio Ralat INF 6-2 200 R/R Sr. San Juan, P.R./Palm Beach State CC 2 Tyler Tolbert INF 6-0 160 R/R Jr. Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 3 Tyler Gates RHP 6-0 190 R/R Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Shelton State CC 5 Carter Pharis INF 6-1 200 R/R Sr. Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 6 Blake Johnson INF 5-10 185 R/R RS-Sr. Phenix City, Ala./Central 8 Justin Wiley INF 6-1 165 R/R So. Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay 9 Jim Jeffries C 6-2 230 L/R So. Mokena, Ill./Providence Catholic 10 Tanner Rusk RHP 6-3 210 R/R Jr. West Point, Ala./Wallace-Hanceville CC 11 Ian McWilliams RHP 6-3 165 R/R RS-Fr. Nashville, Tenn./Beech 12 Luke Eigsti OF/RHP 6-2 190 R/R Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro 13 Keegan Morrow OF 6-1 185 R/R Jr. Trussville, Ala./Shelton State CC 14 Ryan Wesson RHP 6-1 185 R/R Sr. Baldwyn, Miss./Northeast Mississippi CC 15 J Paul Fullerton C 6-1 208 R/R Jr. Searcy, Ark./Wabash Valley College 16 Tanner Graham RHP 6-4 210 R/R Sr. Killen, Ala./Brooks 17 Austin Stump RHP 6-6 190 R/R RS-So. Puyallup, Wash./Tacoma CC 18 Ian Ladner INF 6-3 240 R/L RS-So. Brandon, Miss./Hinds CC 20 Cole Collins OF 5-7 160 L/R Sr. Cullman, Ala./Wallace-Hanceville CC 21 Matthew Calvert LHP 6-1 230 L/R Sr. Clay, Ala./Clay-Chalkville 22 Zack Davis OF 6-3 210 L/R RS-Jr. Kansas City, Mo./Kearney 23 Jess Davis OF 6-1 195 L/R RS-Fr. Kearney, Mo/Kearney 24 Troy Cordrey RHP 6-3 225 R/R So. Helena, Ala./Helena 25 Christian Waltman C 6-0 195 R/R RS-Fr. Semmes, Ala./Faith Academy 26 Austin Triplett INF 6-1 200 R/R Jr. Auburn, Ala./Wallace-Hanceville CC 27 Thomas Johns 1B 6-0 260 L/R Jr. Clay, Ala./Clay-Chalkville 28 Sylvester Toe RHP 6-3 230 R/R Jr. Douglasville, Ga./Landmark Christian 29 Jonah Smith RHP 6-3 210 R/R Fr. Sweetwater, Ala./Sweetwater 30 Colton Schultz OF/1B 6-0 200 L/R Jr. Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville 31 Riley Davis RHP 6-1 190 R/R So. Helena, Ala./Helena 34 Nathan Anthes C 5-8 195 R/R RS-So. Woodstock, Ga./Lassiter 36 Tyler O’Clair RHP 6-5 185 R/R Fr. Calera, Ala./Calera 37 Alex Pondick RHP 6-5 185 R/R RS-Sr. Southside, Ala./Montevallo 40 Austin Bohannon LHP 6-4 225 L/L Jr. Russelville, Ala./Shelton State CC 41 Graham Ashcraft RHP 6-2 217 L/R RS-So. Huntsville, Ala./Mississippi State 42 Kyle Davis RHP 6-2 240 R/R Sr. Brewton, Ala./T.R. Miller 44 Ty Harris LHP 6-0 180 L/L Sr. Rogers, Ark./Crowder College 50 Cole Whitman LHP 6-3 210 L/L Jr. Pelham, Ala./East Mississippi CC

7 Brian Shoop Head Coach/12th Season 4 Perry Roth Assistant Head Coach/12th Season 19 Adam Revellette Pitching Coach/First Season 35 Ron Polk Volunteer Assistant Coach/10th Season John Rypel Director of Operations/First Season 2018 In Review

Date Opponent Result Score 2/16 Bowling Green W 4-3 Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT 2/17 Bowling Green W 4-2 5 Carter Pharis .299 54-54 197 30 59 15 1 6 33 23 9 37 13-13 2/18 Bowling Green W 6-2 8 Brett Blackwood .267 46-42 165 15 44 6 0 6 25 5 2 25 0-1 2/20 at Alabama State L 7-6 (10) 27 Thomas Johns .266 49-42 154 16 41 14 0 3 21 18 5 49 1-1 2/21 Alabama State W 2-1 20 Cole Collins .264 42-40 140 17 37 5 0 0 11 28 11 27 4-8 2/27 Jacksonville State L 4-2 30 Colton Schultz .262 52-52 191 29 50 7 1 1 16 16 10 28 2-2 2/28 at Troy L 3-2 19 Price Visintainer .246 52-52 187 22 46 9 0 0 14 12 8 24 6-7 3/2 Iowa L 4-1 26 Stephen Dobbs .242 50-48 161 18 39 6 1 2 22 20 1 20 1-1 3/3 Iowa L 11-3 3/4 Iowa W 4-0 2 Tyler Tolbert .230 54-53 200 29 46 6 0 0 18 23 4 54 24-29 3/6 Auburn L 11-8 1 Antonio Ralat .208 53-47 154 9 32 2 0 0 14 11 3 28 1-5 3/9 Milwaukee L 6-4 ------3/9 Milwaukee W 10-0 9 Jim Jeffries .188 11-3 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0-0 3/10 Milwaukee L 4-2 6 Blake Johnson .184 35-11 49 9 9 2 0 0 1 2 3 19 1-2 3/13 Troy L 4-1 22 Zack Davis .176 35-27 102 16 18 6 0 1 11 11 5 31 6-7 3/16 at Marshall* W 5-2 12 Luke Eigsti .133 11-4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 3/17 at Marshall* W 3-1 (11) 17 Justin Wiley .115 12-8 26 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 5-6 3/18 at Marshall* L 6-0 3/20 Alabama W 6-4 34 Nathan Anthes .077 12-3 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 3/23 Louisiana Tech* W 3-0 Total .243 54 1770 217 430 78 3 19 187 176 62 362 64-82 3/24 Louisiana Tech* L 7-6 Opponents .253 54 1802 288 456 80 14 38 253 219 86 396 5075 3/25 Louisiana Tech* L 9-4 (12) 3/27 Samford L 8-2 LOB - Team (409), Opp (441). DPs Turned - Team (42), Opp (43). CI - Team (1), Anthes 1. IBB - Team (1), Pharis 1, Opp (11). Picked Off - Tolbert 6, Z. 3/29 at Charlotte* L 7-1 Davis 2, Visintainer 1, Wiley 1, Ralat 1, Schultz 1, Pharis 1. 3/30 at Charlotte* W 18-10 3/31 at Charlotte* W 4-3 4/4 Alabama A&M W 6-3 4/6 FIU* W 2-1 4/8 FIU* L 6-4 (7) 4/8 FIU* L 3-0 (7) 4/10 at Alabama L 12-3 4/13 at Old Dominion* W 6-3 4/14 at Old Dominion* L 12-0 4/15 at Old Dominion* W 7-5 4/17 at Auburn L 12-2 Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 4/20 WKU* L 13-5 16 Tanner Graham 3.86 3-9 15 14 1 0/1 0 88.2 94 46 38 31 55 4/21 WKU* W 5-0 14 Ryan Wesson 4.40 3-3 15 9 0 0/1 1 61.1 59 34 30 11 44 4/21 WKU* L 8-5 15 Ryan Ruggles 4.73 2-4 17 12 0 0/1 0 64.2 75 41 34 19 57 4/28 at Florida Atlantic* L 5-2 ------4/28 at Florida Atlantic* W 8-2 28 Sylvester Toe 1.80 1-0 15 0 0 0/0 0 15.0 12 7 3 13 18 4/29 at Florida Atlantic* W 12-5 5/1 at Samford L 7-5 10 Kevin Davis 2.08 0-0 15 0 0 0/1 0 17.1 7 8 4 21 24 5/4 Southern Miss* L 6-0 21 Matthew Calvert 2.29 1-0 17 3 0 0/1 2 35.1 31 15 9 13 36 5/5 Southern Miss* L 6-1 18 Carson Jones 3.45 2-2 20 0 0 0/2 3 47.0 39 22 18 15 38 5/6 Southern Miss* L 9-4 50 Cole Whitman 4.00 0-3 11 5 0 0/0 0 18.0 9 11 8 17 22 5/11 at Rice* L 8-5 3 Tyler Gates 4.65 4-4 11 8 0 0/2 0 40.2 35 26 21 15 24 5/12 at Rice* W 5-3 44 Ty Harris 5.06 1-3 20 0 0 0/2 2 26.2 19 15 15 12 29 5/13 at Rice* L 6-3 29 Isaiah Gonzales-Montoya 6.08 2-2 19 3 0 0/0 1 26.2 23 21 18 21 22 5/15 at Jacksonville State L 7-1 24 Troy Cordrey 6.39 2-1 11 0 0 0/0 0 12.2 18 11 9 6 10 5/17 Middle Tennessee* L 7-4 31 Riley Davis 7.82 0-0 13 0 0 0/0 1 12.2 17 13 11 8 9 5/18 Middle Tennessee* W 6-5 5/19 Middle Tennessee* L 11-5 12 Luke Eigsti 9.00 0-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 5 2 2 1 0 5/24 vs. Southern Miss L 2-0 42 Kyle Davis 19.50 0-1 9 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 12 13 13 14 7 5/24 vs. Charlotte L 2-0 11 Ian McWilliams 81.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 * - Denotes Conference USA Game Total 4.47 21-33 54 54 1 4/4 10 475.0 456 288 236 219 396 Opponents 3.61 33-21 54 54 6 6/0 13 476.2 430 217 191 176 362

PB - Team (17). Dobbs 13, Jeffries 2, Anthes 2, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (11), Wesson 3, Ruggles 2, Dobbs 2, Jones 1, Gates 1, Anthes 1, Graham 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Dobbs (36-56), Ruggles (10-15), Wesso n (8-13), Anthes (7-9), Ky. Davis (4-6), Jeffries (5-6), Calvert (5-6), Whitman (5-6), Graham (1-5), Jones (4-4), Gates (2-4), R. Davis (3-4), Harris (2-4), Kev. Davis (2-3), Gonzales-Montoya (203), Cordrey (1-1), Toe (1-1). Radio/T V Roster

1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 ANTONIO TYLER TYLER CARTER BLAKE JUSTIN JIM TANNER RALAT TOLBERT GATES PHARIS JOHNSON WILEY JEFFRIES RUSK INF // 6-2 // 200 // R/R // Sr. INF // 5-11 // 155 // R/R // Jr. RHP // 6-0 // 190 // R/R // RS-Sr. INF // 6-1 // 200 // R/R // Sr. INF // 5-10 // 185 // R/R // RS-Sr. INF // 6-1 // 165 // So. C // 6-2 // 230 // L/R // Jr. RHP // 6-3 // 210 // R/R // Jr. San Juan, P.R. Trussville, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Trussville, Ala. Phenix City, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Mokena, Ill. West Point, Ala. Palm Beach State Hewitt-Trussville Shelton State CC Hewitt-Trussville Central Ramsay Providence Catholic Wallace-Hanceville CC

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IAN LUKE KEEGAN RYAN J PAUL TANNER AUSTIN IAN McWILLIAMS EIGSTI MORROW WESSON FULLERTON GRAHAM STUMP LADNER RHP // 6-3 // 165 // R/R // RS-Fr. OF/RHP // 6-2 // 190 // R/R // Sr. OF // 6-1 // 180 // R/R // Jr. RHP // 6-1 // 185 // R/R // Sr. C // 6-1 // 208 // R/R // Jr. RHP // 6-4 // 210 // R/R // Sr. RHP // 6-6 // 190 // R/R // RS-So. INF // 6-3 // 240 // R/L // RS-So. Nashville, Tenn. Scottsdale, Ariz. Trussville, Ala. Baldwyn, Miss. Searcy, Ark. Killen, Ala. Puyallup, Wash. Brandon, Miss. Beech Saguaro Hewitt-Trussville, Ala. Northeast Mississippi CC Wabash Walley College Brooks Tacoma CC Hinds CC

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 COLE MATTHEW ZACK JESS TROY CHRISTIAN AUSTIN THOMAS COLLINS CALVERT DAVIS DAVIS CORDREY WALTMAN TRIPLETT JOHNS OF // 5-7 // 160 // L/R // Sr. LHP // 6-1 // 230 // R/L // Sr. OF // 6-3 // 210 // L/R // RS-Jr. OF // 6-0 // 180 // L/R // RS-Fr. RHP // 6-3 // 225 // R/R // So. C // 6-0 // 195 // R/R // RS-Fr. INF // 6-1 // 200 // R/R // Jr. INF // 6-0 // 260 // L/R // Jr. Cullman, Ala. Clay, Ala. Kearney, Mo. Kearney, Mo. Helena, Ala. Semmes, Ala. Auburn, Ala. Clay, Ala. Wallace-Hanceville CC Clay-Chalkville Kearney Kearney Helena Faith Academy Wallace-Hanceville CC Clay-Chalkville

28 29 30 31 34 36 37 42 SYLVESTER JONAH COLTON RILEY NATHAN TYLER ALEX AUSTIN TOE SMITH SCHULTZ DAVIS ANTHES O’CLAIR PONDICK BOHANNON RHP // 6-3 // 230 // R/R // Jr. RHP // 6-3 // 210 // R/R // Fr. OF/1B // 6-0 // 200 // L/R // Jr. RHP // 6-3 // 200 // R/R // So. C // 5-8 // 195 // R/R // RS-So. RHP // 6-5 // 185 // R/R // Fr. RHP // 6-0 // 205 // R/R // RS-Sr. LHP // 6-4 // 225 // L/L // Jr. Douglasville, Ga. Sweetwater, Ala. Hutsville, Ala. Helena, Ala. Woodstock, Ga. Calera, Ala. Southside, Ala. Russellville, Ala. Landmark Christian Sweetwater Huntsville Helena Lassiter Calera Montevallo Shelton State CC

41 42 44 50 7 4 19 35 GRAHAM KYLE TY COLE BRIAN PERRY ADAM RON ASHCRAFT DAVIS HARRIS WHITMAN SHOOP ROTH REVELETTE POLK RHP // 6-2 // 218 // L/R // RS-So. RHP // 6-3 // 240 // R/R // Sr. LHP // 6-0 // 180 // L/L // Sr. LHP // 6-3 // 210 // L/L // Jr. Head Coach Assistant Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Gurley, Ala. Brewton, Ala. Rogers, Ark. Pelham, Ala. 13th Season 13th Season First Season 11th Season Mississippi State T.R. Miller Crowder College East Mississippi CC